Pico vs Gonzales

Who won Pico vs Gonzales?

Aaron Pico beat Justin Gonzales by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of Bellator 271, on Friday 12th November 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.

The scorecards were announced as 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 in favor of the winner Aaron Pico.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Pico vs Gonzales stats

Aaron Pico stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Justin Gonzales made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 12 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Justin Gonzales marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Aaron Pico's Bellator record stood at 13-4-0, while Justin Gonzales' came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Pico had a massive power advantage over Gonzales, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Gonzales' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pico had an advantage over Gonzales, with a 25% submission rate over Gonzales' 8%.

Aaron Pico was the younger man by 6 years, at 27 years old.

Gonzales had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pico. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pico was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years earlier than Gonzales, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 28 less professional rounds, 28 to Gonzales' 56.

Pico vs Gonzales form

Pico had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Aiden Lee at Bellator 260 on 11th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Solo Hatley Jr at Bellator 242 on 24th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Henry Corrales at Bellator 214 on 26th January 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at The Forum, Los Angeles.

Before that, he had defeated Leandro Higo at Bellator 206 on 29th September 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

He was victorious against Lee Morrison at Bellator 199 on 12th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at SAP Center, San Jose.

Activity check

Pico's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.4 rounds on average.

Gonzales' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 7 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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